Tangie was born and still lives in Macon. She pursued higher education at Georgia College, Fort Valley State University, Mercer University, and Georgia State University. Tangie is also a mother, and she has a daughter.

Tangie is a career classroom teacher with three decades of experience in education. She is also a small business owner and has authored a children's book titled 'When I Look Into My Daughter's Eyes.'

Tangie Herring's campaign for state representative is her first entry into politics.

Candidate website

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Encourage entrepreneurship by making it easier and more affordable for small businesses to purchase group health plans"

Plans to encourage entrepreneurship by making it easier and more affordable for small businesses to purchase group health plans.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Support expansion of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport"

Supports expansion of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Incentivize investment in affordable housing options"

Plans to incentivize investment in affordable housing options.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Work collaboratively with local employers, including Robins Air Force Base"

Wants to collaborate with local employers, including Robins Air Force Base.

- Plans to encourage entrepreneurship by making it easier and more affordable for small businesses to purchase group health plans.
- Supports expansion of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport.
- Plans to incentivize investment in affordable housing options.
- Wants to collaborate with local employers, including Robins Air Force Base.

Economy

As of June 7, 2024, Tangie Herring’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Accept Medicaid expansion so more people can see their doctor"

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Support neighborhood-based mental health services"

Supports neighborhood-based mental health services.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Invest in prenatal health to prevent maternal deaths"

Advocates for investment in prenatal health to prevent maternal deaths.

- Supports expansion of Medicaid.
- Supports neighborhood-based mental health services.
- Advocates for investment in prenatal health to prevent maternal deaths.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Support programs that assign trained mental health professionals to work in partnership with law enforcement"

Wants to initiate programs that assign trained mental health professionals to work in partnership with law enforcement.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Make our neighborhoods safer by investing in proven, community-based strategies to prevent violent crime"

Plans to make neighborhoods safer by "investing in proven, community-based strategies to prevent violent crime."

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Support our law enforcement officers and prosecute violent offenders"

Supports law enforcement officers in order to "prosecute violent offenders."

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Provide necessary resources to respond to domestic violence"

Wants to provide the necessary resources to respond to domestic violence.

- Wants to initiate programs that assign trained mental health professionals to work in partnership with law enforcement.
- Plans to make neighborhoods safer by "investing in proven, community-based strategies to prevent violent crime."
- Supports law enforcement officers in order to "prosecute violent offenders."
- Wants to provide the necessary resources to respond to domestic violence.

Public Safety

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Partner with local schools and businesses to develop school-to-career pipelines"

Wants to partner with local schools and businesses to develop school-to-career pipelines.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Listen to teachers and parents, not politicians"

Said, " [I'll] listen to teachers and parents, not politicians."

- Wants to partner with local schools and businesses to develop school-to-career pipelines.
- Said, " [I'll] listen to teachers and parents, not politicians."

Education

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Tangie Herring

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Georgia State House of Representatives.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. All bills dealing with the state budget originate in the Georgia House of Representatives.
- The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 180 members of the Georgia House of Representatives, each representing a single district.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342. They only serve in the role part-time.